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Location: Chicago, Illinois I'm an MIT grad software engineer with 15+ years full life-cycle total experience, from requirements gathering, design & development to maintenance. I have worked for more than ten years in Ruby on Rails web development, focusing on server-side including REST API development. I have also performed front-end development using JavaScript. Previously I had developed in C, C++, and Java. I also have training, authorship, consulting, and liaison experience. The hallmarks of my career as a software developer are a search for superior development techniques, integrity and dedication to the needs of the project, effective communication with the client and end-users, meticulous standards, and systems that work. I am a meticulous and competent software developer, and I also have valuable business domain knowledge, and communication & architectural skills, including related experience as a technical author. I can take on a project, do the necessary research, consult with all necessary parties, and collaborate with co-workers to deliver a quality result. I excel at customer and other stakeholder interaction. TECHNOLOGIES Web Development: Ruby 1.9 & 2, Rails 3 – 7, Node JS, Express, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, RSpec, Capybara, Git, RubyMine, WebStorm, Vagrant, XML, JSON, Agile practices. Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows. Databases: Postgres, MySQL, Oracle SQL, Mongo DB I am currently UNAVAILABLE.
I am NOT OPEN to hearing about salaried employment opportunities. In addition to my work as a software engineer, I've performed a wide range of computer-related activities:
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